To Celebrate Refugee Week the BCP Interfaith & Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee are Hosting “An Evening with Rita El-Gazali” Rita will share more of her story of being caught up in the Sudan conflict in 2023 and how her friends and family, through their faith and support helped her and her family […]
EVENT POSTPONED Join us for an Interfaith Peaceful Building Bridges Vigil to mourn all innocent lives lost in Israel, Palestine and throughout our troubled world. This is a peaceful vigil and there are to be no banners or flags please. When: Sunday 26th May 2024 @ 2.30pmWhere: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints […]
Community leads anti-hate and peace vigil BCP Interfaith are to lead a vigil for all those suffering in Israel and Palestine on Sunday 14th January at 1.00pm The event will speak out against both anti-semitism and anti-muslim hate and call on us to protect community relations in the local area and across the country. The […]
Poole Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had the opportunity to host an event during national interfaith week in November 2023. Stake members have been building a friendship with a Dorset charity named Unity in Vision, through hosting English Connect classes with refugees, recommended through the group and having international lunches […]
With so much terrible news from conflicts around the world its important to remember that the vast silent majority live together in harmony. This photo reminds us of friendship with no boundaries, taken at a recent Interfaith lunch. Our Hindu, Jewish, Muslim & Christian friends.
Dear Members of Poole Stake, You may have noticed increasing use of our chapels by other local communities for wholesome activities. This follows our leaders requests that we reach out and build bridges with these communities wherever possible, so that our chapels may be put to good use when they would otherwise not be occupied. […]
To Celebrate Interfaith Week Rita will be talking and sharing videos and photos of her and her families experience of being caught in the recent Sudan conflict. Sunday 19th November 2023 6pm Bournemouth Chapel There will be a munch and mingle following the event so please bring a plate of goodies to share. Please note […]
By Alexander Smith @AlexSmithEcho COLLABORATION between faiths was celebrated as a new interfaith group for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole was launched. Representatives from the area’s Buddhist, Hindu, Baha’i and Jewish communities and a number of Christian denominations gathered at Bournemouth Reform Synagogue on Thursday, May 18. A previous interfaith group had been active in the conurbation, […]
Elder Steve & Sister Angela Carroll from Oklahoma, USA have been serving in the Poole Stake since October 2021. Their main assignment has been supporting the Young Adults across the stake but in particular those in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Since starting their mission they have discovered that they already had a connection to Dorset, […]
Owen Silsby, a year 11 student and member of the Poole Ward (congregation) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was nominated by his bishop, Jordan Travers to participate in this year’s annual Holocaust Memorial Day Service at the Poole Lighthouse Theatre. Because of a previous successful interfaith event, Lynda Ford-Horne, Chair of […]